Examination of Presenting Contents of Science and Life Categories in Science Course Books of Elementary Period Published in 2014

Abstract

the aim of the present study was to investigate the extent of using active presentation in contents
of texts and pictures related to titles of “science and life” parts in science course books of
elementary period, published in 2014. Initial examination showed that there parts titled “science
and life” in science course books of second, third and sixth grades in elementary period. Since
the third and sixth grade are at the end of the first and second grades of elementary period,
respectively, examination of realm of educational program in these grades has a special
importance.
Given the study aims, the statistical population consisted all texts of science and life parts in
science course books of the third and sixth grades, but due to limitation of population size,
sampling was not performed. Therefore, contents of the total statistical population were analyzed
through William Rummy’s technique. To this, sentences and pictures in addressed parts were
considered as the analysis unit. Involvement coefficient of the texts in science and life parts of
the third and sixth grades were 0.13 and 0.58, respectively, showing that these parts are not
actively offered in elementary period, where as students can participate actively in science and
life categories at the last year of this period. The base of involvement coefficient in both grades
was zero. In other words, pictures of science and life parts in elementary period but do not
activate student’ participations in offered topics.